Wise Up Wednesday

I can do everything through him who gives me strength. Phillipians 4:13

These are pictures of my grandsons at our airport

It is hard to explain to someone who has no clue. It's a daily struggle being in pain or feeling sick on the inside while you look fine on the outside. Do you know someone who has an invisible illness: Liver Disease, PTSD, Anxiety, Bipolar, Alpha-1, COPD, Depression, Diabetes, LUPUS, Fibromyalgia, MS, ME, Arthritis, Cancer, Heart Disease, Epilepsy, Autism, M.D. and/or RSD plus many more I have not listed? "Never judge what you don't understand"

Do you like to cook and eat pasta? Well here are some tips for you

http://shine.yahoo.com/shine-food/12-pasta-myths-debunked-164300949.html

This is a bromelaid that is finally blooming in my indoor garden

Well it is back in the 40's this morning. I don't know what the weather forecast is for today. I know that I want to have enough energy to get out and take some pictures. Even though it is looking bare with lots of leaves on the ground outside I am sure there will be many pretty things to photograph.

HEALTH AND HAPPINESS COMES THROUGH DOORS YOU DIDN'T EVEN KNOW YOU LEFT OPEN!

So Tired Tuesday

Happy is the person whose sins are forgiven, whose wrongs are pardoned. Happy is the person whom the Lord does not consider guilty and in whom there is nothing false. Psalms 32:1-2

Are you a happy person? I am!
This is a direct link to sign up for free on Listia you will get bonus points you can use them right away to bid and you never know you may even like this! I have been having fun here and now also I am playing Scrabble on Facebook plus I belong to Swapbot.com I love to swap my art and crafts and supplies.

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I didn't get out yesterday it is still unseasonably warm today already 62 degrees at 6:22 AM I am totally serious I just looked up at my computer screen for these stats. Today I must get a picture or two of what remains of Fall here in Southern NH. I need to run errands but I have no energy. This is how I get when my thyroid is out of balance. I probably need another medication adjustment. I have a lab blood draw on Friday of this week. Last Friday I was supposed to go and we would know by now what the results say. My doctor's office forgot to schedule transportation for me! Such is life!

I am starting to get into the Christmasy spirit lately I am sending out my first Christmas card today and thinking about crafts to make as gifts besides baking cookies. I was just given 5 huge chocolate chip cookies homemade and I had to put them in the freezer. They were melting. It is is quite warm. I need the fan this morning. Ahhh air blowing! It feels so good sitting here now. I had my breakfast French toast I love it but I don't have it often and of course my coffee. I am ready to go! The sun is just rising and it is so beautiful. Praise be to Him for painting the sky pink and orange this morning.

I am praying today is as perfect as it is starting out! I wish you a wonder filled day too!

Oh what a beautiful morning oh what a beautiful day!

Awesome Monday

The secret of contentment is the realization that life is a gift, not a right. Author Unknown
 
    
"Each day be grateful and cherish the moments you have while here on Earth." G Normyle (me)

Today it is sunny warm and 54 at close to ten AM. A great day to go out for a walk. Yay! Finally.

Praise Him for today!

I am playing hookie from housework today! Do you ever do that?

Anything Everything Christian check it out but wait there is more read on!!!!!

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It is time for me to decorate my place some more for Fall! There is a beautiful tree with lots of leaves it is almost purple I want photograph today and I will share photos of it tomorrow. Leaves are about 65 percent gone now on most other trees and the trees holding on to their splendor dot the landscape. It is truly beautiful. New England has beautiful Fall times. This flucuation of temperature with it staying warm last night in the 50's is unusual. Almost reminds me of an Indian Summer!

What do you use every year to decorate for the Fall season? I have some beautiful leaves covered in large glitter hand made by someone else. Just beautiful! Here are pictures of them and how I display them on top of my potpourri.

I have found the following couponing websites and I would like to share them with you. Do you use coupons? Do you watch the television show Extreme Couponing?

http://www.southernsavers.com/

http://smartsource.com

http://www.redplum.com/

So Cold Sunday

I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your fellow prophets and with all who keep the words of this scroll. Worship God!” Revelation 22:8-9

It is 31 degrees early morning on this beautiful day a gift from God it is a present. The sun is shining all the leaves are crisp there is a light frost so it shimmers. I worship God everyday and praise Him for each day he gives to me. I used to take this small act of faith for granted and didn't do this. It was strengthened in me since survivng cancer. Each new day is precious to me! This month I have survived 5 years. Are you a survivor?

I have finally finished the owls for now. I started out with 4" paper cut out owls. One of these is sure to delight someone. I am an owl lover and I throughly enjoyed doing this project. You can look back through some of my recent postings and see pictures of these owls being created.

I am trying to decide if each one needs a flower on its' belly. What do you think?

Owl project by G Normyle (me)

Rituals for a better day!

http://shine.yahoo.com/work-money/5-quick-rituals-for-a-better-day-2597996.html


Where ever you are I hope you enjoy your wonder filled Sunday!!!!

Let it All Out

His anger lasts only a moment, but his kindness lasts for a lifetime. Crying may last for a night, but joy comes in the morning. Psalms 30:5

It is early AM I have an angry person sitting next to me who has touched on at least 6 subjects and talked negatively about each one all in the matter of 15 minutes. I sit here in silence because if I answer this person back it will make him even angrier. Then he will lash out at me with his tounge. Have you ever had to deal with someone like this? My exhusband was like this to a degree. It certainly isn't a form of flattery. Borders on verbal abuse most of the time. This person actually told me not to hummm to myself because he is watching TV. I am so grateful God is with me right now! No I don't condone this behavior nor should I have to put up with it for now I am. I am a believer in change! I almost always will get an apology about this behavior later on. But when you get apologies over and over again. It becomes a problem. The other person always promises to change and they don't. I know I can't change them. They have to want to change themselves. Pray for him to want to change himself! I do.

Proverbs 23:18: “Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.”


The thermometer is barely inching up to 47 now at 1 PM. Today is one of those days I have returned from a church group food giveaway the numbers of people served is staggering today they served 422 people. The past 4 weeks the number served have been in the 400's. When they first started out doing this 52 weeks a year and that was 23 years ago. They served 35 people. It is necessary for me to obtain assistance from the church even when the weather is very cold sometimes. My food assistance only goes so far just like everybody elses does. If the price of food goes up I don't get more money I make it work! I am trying to learn all about coupons. I try to use them as much as I can.
10 ways to make your dieting easier. I don't like the word dieting I really prefer to call it a life style change. I thought I would share this with you. Are you making life style changes? I always am.

http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/10-ways-to-make-your-diet-easier-2607551.html

From time to time I like to share articles I may find helpful to others. So please come back and check out my other posts for links to great websites I have found. I hope everybody has a wonder filled Saturday!

It is early for this but I thought I would invite you to check out www.swapbot.com
I belong to a Christian Friends swap group of ladies all over the USA. We sure do have a lot of fun.

Thankful it is Thursday

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Psalms 91:1

This is a powerful message! Think about it. What does it mean to you? To me it means that I should follow in His footsteps. He has saved me what greater gift to Him than to abide by His rules.

We are shrouded in fog this morning with a temperature of 54. Most of the snow is gone there are still small piles here and there. The inch of rain expected today should take care of most of them. It feels humid here in the studio. I have a fan gently blowing on me!

I cared for my younger grandson Monday and Tuesday of this week. It wore me out. Yesterday I was exhausted but I managed to catch up part way on my household work. Today I am finishing all the loose ends. I have to do things like make sure I have all my medications, call the drugstore, call my doctor I take 13 pills in the morning now and 9 at night. It is definately something as a patient you have to manage. I will be on these for life!

Yes it is foggy here today 8:30 AM! How is it where you are? I love the door to nowhere picture I took it comes out on the rooftop. Living here amongst many homes from the Victorian Era is a wonderful thing. The architectural details are beautiful. The cuppola in one of the other pictures has glass windows and is still cared for. I hope wherever you are you have a wonder filled day today!

Sweet Sunny Sunday

He died in our place to take away our sins, and not only our sins but the sins of all people.1 John 2:2

Who is your best friend?

This website has a lot more information all about sweet potatos but I jumped to the recipes first. They look yummy. One thing I love is sweet potato fries. Do you eat sweet potatos? I do! I am a diabetic. I was told by my doctor and nutritionist to stop eating all whites no white potatos white rice white noodles or white bread. So instead I have switched to 12 grain bread or whole wheat bread brown rice wheat noodles and lastly sweet potatos. This has not been an easy transition for me. I am almost there 100% I can now easily find wheat noodles at the grocery store. They are becoming more popular.

http://www.ncsweetpotatoes.com/sweet-potato-recipes/

Today it is sunny but cold out. It went to 34 last night perhaps colder. It is also morning number one of Fall back daylight savings time. I am still recovering from bronchitis UGH it is really bad to get this. I have needed long naps (4+ hours) the last two days. Then the last two nights I have been burning the midnight oil. I seem to react like this when there is time change. I was up at 9 AM this morning so maybe I can stay awake all day and get to bed at my regular time tonight.

So today I had Nana duty but last night my son called me and said my DIL had the day off and my services were not needed. I miss the little guys so much. I will see them soon at our Thanksgiving Family Reunion. So now I have to figure out some things to do. I am waiting for a friend to bring me the Sunday paper. I need the coupons and also at the beginning of each moth I have to clean out expired coupons so I can do that later on. I also need to get together packages for swaps and blessings perhaps a RAK random act of kindness. I love to surprise members of my Christian Friends group from time to time. Usually I like to choose one of the new ladies that has joined. I have today and tomorrow to get it all together. Tuesday weather wise is looking like it will be a really nice day to walk to the downtown post office.

I could bake some cookies today. I got a new cookie sheet yesterday. I say that like it is a major thing. It is! You should see this heavy duty cookie sheet made by Wilton that I bought. It comes with a lifetime warranty. It weighs a ton. I am definately going to get another one or maybe two. I am going to make drop cookies with a Hershey Kiss topping. I realized after buying a new flavor of kisses called cherry cordial with cream in the middle that this may be an experiment. Usually you use a solid chocolate kiss candy to top these cookies. I will taste them for you and let you know how they turn out in a later post. I will take a picture of course to share with you and the recipe. It is an easy recipe. Do you like to bake?

Dover Publication

Did I tell you about the dozen roses I have here oh yes I did. They have opened up 5 + inches accross! If you were to draw them this is how they would look. They smell heavenly! I hope you have a wonder filled Sunday! I am sure mine will be full of sunshine!